Small arms news

American special forces will shoot further, more accurately and more deadly. May 24, portal militarytimes.com He said that under the SOF Warrior program, Special Operations Forces will receive new machine guns, as well as lightweight ammunition.

The arms holding company Česká Zbrojovka Group bought the legendary American company Colt. The transaction amount was $220 million, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The takeover of Colt fits into the development strategy of the Czech company, which, according to its head, wants to become a world leader in the production of firearms.

The latest modular Lebedev MPL pistol and its modification MPL-1, developed by the Kalashnikov Group of companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation), have been adopted by the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (FSVNG).

The survival kits of Russian military pilots are planned to include small arms for the first time - the PPK-20 submachine gun and the Lebedev compact pistol, these samples were selected by military pilots during military-technical experiments conducted at the beginning of the year, two sources in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.

Military personnel of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, perform control shooting exercises on a unique interactive laser shooting range "Rubin-110". This shooting range is installed in the headquarters of the combined arms association.

Russian protected armored vehicles of special purpose K-43269 "Shot" continue to improve. At the parade in Nizhny Novgorod dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, among the new products from the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" you could see the latest version.

The weapons are intended for special purpose units

Rosoboronexport of the Rostec State Corporation has completed the delivery of 4.5 mm special underwater pistols SPP-1M and special underwater submachine guns APS caliber 5.66 mm to a foreign partner. This was reported on Friday to journalists in the press service of Rostec.

At the military parade in Tula on May 9, the BMD-2M with a single combat compartment "Bereg"was first demonstrated.

From the original versions, they differ in the installation of a new, more massive-looking sight with a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging channel and an automatic target tracking system.

In Russia, it is proposed to introduce administrative responsibility for the illegal trafficking of light pneumatics and the carrying of cold weapons for self-defense. This provision is contained in the draft law, which was developed by members of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, an explanatory note is available to TASS.

The Belgian company FN Herstal has created a machine gun that should outshine their previous legend Minimi. The new light machine gun was named FN EVOLYS and a number of unique features, with which the Belgians intend to "write a new chapter in the history of machine guns".

Estonian company Milrem Robotics has announced the signing of a distribution and maintenance agreement with the Australian company XTEK Ltd., as well as the delivery of the first ground-based remote-controlled machine THeMIS.

In China, an improved QSB-11 shooting knife for scouts and special forces was publicly demonstrated. Weapons in action showed the national television of the People's Republic of China in a report from the training of the special forces.

American police officers complain about the lack of ammunition. Due to the shortage, law enforcement officers have to massively cancel shooting classes, the Izvestia TV channel reports. It is noted that ammunition for the future is bought by ordinary citizens, while their needs are only growing.

The well-known Belgian company-developer and manufacturer of small arms FN Herstal has introduced a new "ultralight" manual machine gun FN EVOLYS with belt power, offered in versions for NATO cartridges of 5.56 x 45 mm and 7.62 x 51 mm.

In Russia, an experiment was conducted with an American bulletproof vest and AK-12 bullets, experts tried to find out whether the Russian machine gun could flash the "ballistic gel", the shooting was organized by the Zvezda TV channel.

The Kalashnikov Group of companies presented a smooth-bore version of its new AKV-521 carbine for a hunting cartridge.366 TCM. The main advantage of the new product will be that it will be possible to get it without five years of experience in the possession of weapons, as is required in the case of rifled barrels.

In Serbia, they worked on their own new-generation tank, which received the preliminary designation M-20UP1. Information about this was announced in the summer of 2015.

At the same time, several images of a promising machine were made public, which outwardly very much resembled the T-14 on the heavy unified Armata platform.

More than 2 thousand servicemen and 60 units of military equipment were landed during large interspecific exercises in the Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.

In Syria, the firepower of the old BTR-152 was significantly increased. If earlier these wheeled armored personnel carriers were armed with 7.62-mm SGBB, now they can see 14.5-mm CPV.

The Vladimirov heavy machine gun, despite the fact that it was created in the second half of the 40s, is still considered one of the most powerful in the world.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the first unit equipped with combat robots will be formed in the Russian army in the near future. According to the head of the General Staff of the Ground Forces V. Tonkoshurov, we are talking about five "Uran-9" robocomplexes developed by specialists of 766 UPTK (Nakhabino, Moscow region). In total, the unit will receive two dozen combat vehicles.